The Lost rivers of Manchester. The Cornbrook Part 1
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- This video focuses on one of Manchesters lost rivers. The river Cornbrook. The Cornbrook skirts around the south of manchester city centre in the immediate suburbs. Most of its tortuous journey in culverts. The river culverts on this underground Manchester urbex local history journey are of a variety of build. Obviously we encounter a lot of Victorian architecture. But around the Bridgewater canal area we see James Brindley's weir which is an inverted siphon that takes the Cornbrook under the Bridgewater canal. There it carries on its journey downstream underneath Pomona island the former Pomona docks. There are many dangers on this underground manchester journey. Most of all thick dangerous mud in a part of this lost underground river. This is part 1 of a multipart series following this underground Lost river of Manchester.
Brilliant!!!! Back to classic Martin Zero territory, Manchester rivers, bridges, culverts, syphon, maps, mud and brews. Your films will one day be an invaluable record of our industrial past. Thankyou...George🙂.
Thanks George (Lee ? )
Got to echo these sentiments entirely. Brilliant watch. Especially the legacy they leave.
You're George!!! With that new moustache, straight out of George and Mildred😁
@@leemorris3805 Way to insult somebody!
@@ahaveland it wasn't an insult. It is a reference to an earlier joke I had with Martin on Instagram. Im not in the business of insulting people. I have utmost respect for Martin's work.
Hats off to Roy for being an absolute madlad! Cheers Martin & the team
Yeah good on him for getting that footage
Roy deserves a standing ovation for the effort he put into this. And you too, Martin!
Absolutely terrifying 😱
Yeah definitely didn’t fancy going behind the Ivy curtains 🤢
Absolutely fascinating and thanks for taking the trouble to show us. However, I must admit I'm shocked how bad this is. Talk about out of sight, out of mind! Quite frankly, every water company executive should have to follow in your footsteps!
Still amazed at how good these waterways are build , such clever people , shame we can’t be bothered to look after these treasures, people would pay to take that trip if it was cleared up , keep well Martin and keep producing these works of art
I was starting to get really worried, I was about halfway through the video and Martin hadn't had a brew yet... just at that moment, he popped out of his culvert and started brewing away 25:35
Yep James carried the brewing tackle all the way 😀
Absolutely massive bollocks on Roy. God bless you and the crew mate🙏
He certainly has
😁
You guys are troopers. Hats off to Roy for getting crannies and the nooks. Wow, what a start to the Cornbrook expedition! That sump was amazing, everyone will notice it for sure, when it stops up, if not taken care of properly. Thanks for that, great team work with all the trimmings :)
Thanks James, yeah the sump needs cleaning up and celebrating
Fascinating video. Amazing how long the excellent building work done by people in those far off days has lasted .In all of these I find it so depressing to see how much litter there is. Quite a different legacy we in this time are leaving.
As ever, can't wait for the next instalment mate. Bloody impressive exploring on this one Martin, and what an absolute trooper Roy is to get that footage 👍
Yeah, he was a trooper in that hell hole
You are truly an ambassador for Manchester. I never gave Manchester a second of my time, until I watched your videos. Now, I am seriously planning my first every trip to England from Australia with the intention to visit Manchester. You have made me truly respect the beauty and history of this classic city.
Holy moly, that has to be one of the straight up gnarliest stretches of tunnel you’ve ever attempted. 😯 Its like an ice age tar pit in there. Glad nobody got stuck. I can’t wait to see the next installment of this wild and perilous adventure!
Yeah it was bloody awful
Great video Martin and thanks to Roy for the extra footage that will properly never be filmed again in the black lagoon. These places hold so much history the old brick arches etc just brilliant. I'm looking forward to part two.
Thanks David, yeah I wouldnt recommend anyone going in there
Roy deserves a prize for going in there.
I live in Calgary, Alberta and I watch your videos so intently, you'd think I was heading to one of these amazing spots tomorrow morning and I was hoping to pick up some tips before I head out - or something like that. Thank you, yet again, for another great video - you freakin' rock!
Thanks Lee, its great to know you watch from so far away 👍
I’m doing the same thing.
This reminds me of going underground by an old power plant when I was 14 or 15.
The first 12 minutes alone earn you a "Like". This is better than television, to watch someone with your curiosity and engagement.
Well done Martin and colleagues. Never in my life could I have done what you have all done! Martin you have opened up a whole new chapter in Manchester's history. I say again well done.
It looks like you’ve got James trained at last with the brews, well done to you all 👏👏👏👏👏 thank you for bringing us a long 😁😁 minus the smells 🤣😂🤣
Cheers Debbie
Really enjoyed the river series, great work Martin. 👍
Thank you
Some serious dredging and tidying up needed there - I'd guess that syphon is full of heavy junk and bodies up to 260 years old!
Best part of the evening, a brew, some chocolate hobnobs and another zero video. Cheers Martin...... Also love the tash.
Cheers Rob you have good taste
Chocolate hobnobs. Yummy. My favourite too.
Was waiting for someone to mention the tash
a friend of mine told me about this two part video as i live in the area and worked on the bridgewater canal back in 90s renovating the banks and bridges i was born on city road next to cornbrook road and now live just over at the back of stretford road near cornbrook grove and cornbrook way as a kid we heard lots of stories of the cornbrook it's good to actually see the brook we heard of as kids i can see the flats where ena stood from my back garden thank you for taking the time to study the history of our canals and brooks and putting these documentaries together
You might consider getting breathing apparatus for when you do these confined space entries, Martin. When your meter goes off it's already too dangerous to be in there, potentially deadly. Better to be prepared than dead. Perhaps see about a course on confined space entry?
Hi Robert. Fortunately the gas meter never went off. But yes I hear you 👍
or at least - have an emergency O2 supply.
Martin, if there is huge expense to getting the right equipment or doing a course like Robert suggests, could you put a fundraiser out there so people have an option to contribute to keeping you/James as safe as possible while you do these amazing things for us?
I would definitely contribute to something like that. I’m *so* relieved to see you both in hard hats now - naive people may imply ’it’s not necessary’, but the head bleeds profusely from the smallest injury. Wearing hard hats reduces the risk of you having a major medical emergency to deal with that could be completely avoided. I personally would contribute to course or equipment costs that keep you/James safe while producing your amazing VLOGS for us 💕 x
Always surprises me that you never find anything sinister down there. Great videos, as usual.
That was some extreme exploration. You and the guy's certainly earned your merit badge on this one! Well done, another top video.
Martin, Roy and friends crawling through the filth to show us history so we don't have to. Fascinating as always!
Every single bit of this is brilliant. From the research, to the filming, to the editing, to the narration. It's a piece of excellence, Martin.
It's documentary-making at its very best. You should be *so* proud.
Thank you Darrien much appreciated 👍
WOW! --- You guys: Going places so we don't have to! Hats off to you all.
Loving the tash, didn't I see you in a film where you turned up to fix a lady's plumbing?
I knew I’d seen him somewhere else before 😂
...with a soft Swedish accent. 😂
I saw that film too. I thought he was fixing the washing machine though ;)
If we’re thinking of the same video, then her plumbing definitely got fixed!😂
'Sorry but I could not agree with you about the tash. It reminds me of 30's politicians like Lord Halifax and Anthony Eden, so I can't take him seriously,
Roy is a trooper. Proper character on the explores.
Well done all. Youre all mint x
I usually watch with a coffee but the vids are every bit as good with horlics nice one Martin
Horlicks is good Gerry
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Watched the whole programme, fascinating and compelling stuff. Walked near this area when I use to go Gorton few years ago, Thanks. I live in London now but miss Manchester, great city.
That was amazing. You all went above and beyond for this one. Can't wait for the next episode! Cheers Martin!
I can't wait either.
Cheers Dave
Well done, I am sure your specialist mates Nick & Roy would agree, 'if you don't feel confident; don't do it!' - There is NO point in over stretching yourself and putting yourself in danger. Discretion is the better part of valour!
well done guys!
HOABL
Martin, you've been many places I would have gladly joined you, this however isn't one of them. Here I am perfectly happy to be a spectator.
I dont blame you Marty
Fantastic. And I sympathize about the mud...as a kid, whenever I would explore the spring-fed creeks around my hometown I always dreaded that thick, black, stinking silt...you could never tell how deep it was and it smelled terrible. I used to encounter it in the low bend basins where water would go around in a dogleg curve and all the silt would accumulate in some smelly, black pit. And going around was often not an option because the sides were too high.
Martin, this is just *amazing* and wonderful how yet again you are bringing back to life old Manchester Industrial Heritage. Engineers like Brindley should be heroes able to inspire young people to consider engineering as a career. Unlike other nations, the UK does not value or respect it’s engineers, and you open those doors for that to happen. We ‘just about’ acknowledge Brunel, Telford and Brindley; but we have modern engineers whose achievements are not even recognised. In one of my past-jobs, I worked with the engineers responsible for the expansion of Barton motorway bridge, and I remember the alignments being done with lasers (now taken for granted) - none of those engineers will be remembered.
You show the ‘wow’ factor of industrial engineering; and I hope it inspires people to want that career today. … and to engineers reading this, you are amazing heroes! I just wish what you do today could be made more accessible for people to see. Thanks, Martin, and looking forward to the next episodes as the adventure continues 💕
Goodday well dun Martin brillant trip every body needs a mow .stay safe
Awesome, educational, and entertaining video as always Martin! But I moustache you some thing…
Thank you
This is brilliant Martin and very fascinating indeed, I can’t wait for part two.👍
Martin delivers again! Class66 at the end, top stuff.
I was lucky to catch that
Where's me brew mate..... Oh after the culvert... love the stash mate....Morning James, ready for a cupper. Roy your a Legend.
Great video martin. You fellas get real stuck in to bring us out there through the flowing rivers, culverts, tunnels amongst all the stagnant water and the s**t and can imagine it really stinks at times. Then showing us the history of it all and educating us, whilst we all watch from the comfort of our cosy armchairs with a brew. All the best from lancashire.
Thank you and all the best
The culvert near the Ship Canal was once dock number 1 dock and the only one actually in Manchester. Having seen St. Katherine's Dock in London, I visited in the early 80's with a vague intention of trying to buy it, only to find it had only recently been filled in 😢.
Really fascinating, A huge thank you to you and the team for doing this for us. Nice to see that you are using safety devices and also good to hear Roy saying that he was OK every so often.
I thought that the Cornbrook could have been used as a feeder for the Bridgewater Canal rather than being taken under the canal.
Thanks Roy, I think they had enough water as initially the Medlock ran into it
@@MartinZero And the canal drained the Duke's mines at the Worsley end. The Corn Brook, as we can see, is only a very minor source and is below the canal surface level anyway. It would have deposited more mud than water when it flooded as well.
yet again another superb video thanks Martin and friends.
Brilliant video thanks for the entertainment and good to see post10 getting a mention 👍👍👍👍
Wow you’re “no feart” as we say up our way. Brave men. But so enjoyed your explore. Well done. Look forward to next instalment. Thank you.
Although I do feel a little claustrophobic just watching these amazing videos of yours Martin, I also can't get enough of them. I only wish I had more time to maybe binge watch a few of them. For me this kind of content is far better than the faff they put on mainstream TV nowadays. Great job 👏 👍.
Cheers, yeah they are fascinating places
That moustache is epic Martin!
One word, fantastic. Well done to all of you .
Tip my hat to you guys really do. Don’t no how you do it but bloody glad you do👍
Cheers Gareth
Great Work Martin by you and the Team it's a true Labour of Love.
I can't wait to see parts 2 and 3.
I was born in hr Openshaw and spent a lot of my youth in and around Gorton ,so i will be looking forward to when you reach that area .
Keep safe all of you and thank you for filming and documenting this journey through great adversity.
I enjoyed this adventure very much Martin. I am looking forward to part 2. Great Video
They both have moustaches and explore underground, all they're missing are the red and green overalls and they're Mario and Luigi.
I was watching this with the Underground Theme from Super Mario Bros. playing in the background.
Fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. Thanks for taking us so we don't need to. Really enjoyed it.
Cheers Chris
Mud mud and more mud - well done martin cheers Rob
Hi Guys, wauw that was à awesome route, with lots of historie in it, thank you so much for sharing. Loved it Roos 🙋🏻♀️🌹🥰🤗👊🏻💪🏻👍🏻😁🤩
Thanks Roos all the best
@@MartinZero sweet Martin thank you, you to. 🥰
13mins in...
That was a FANTASTIC old photograph.!🧐😀!
MORE PLEASE.!🧐🤣!
I LOVE the history of railways. And although I'm from the South Lakes, I'm a bit obsessed with the old rail from the Crewe'ish area in my South, to Carlisle in my North, and from coast in the West, across to Leeds area in my East.
I've learned quite a bit from you and your videos, and I THANK YOU for this.!🧐😀🥰!
I love the lost and abandoned rail type videos that you do, and what people like Paul and Rebecca, Gordon, Darren(advent me), and even Geoff Marshall do.
I could watch you lot all day pal.
Thanks for your content Martin, and let's have plenty more.!🤞🤞🤞!
Also, the history of Manchester that you brilliantly cover, from the lost waterways, to the top of the Town Hall, I ABSOLUTELY ADORE.
This is ALL simply BRILLIANT CONTENT, and crack on with wherever else you can get yourself into eh.!🤣!
LOVE THE VIDS.🧐🥰,
KEEP'EM COMING.🤞🥰,
RICH(UK).😁😋🥰.
By definition, a brook is a small stream - as it appears to be - and as can be seen from the old maps, it was named Corn Brook. How, when, and why then, the constant 'Cornbrook River' references? Great work by you and the team to present footage such as this to this old Salfordian (oblivious to all these old engineering endeavours)! Much respect.
Another mega interesting journey, thanks to you all. Life goes on above but all that history just below your feet, fantastic. Thought Pomona Island would be well into redevelopment by now, it must be a couple of years since your vid. Bit rude of James to call you a spanner!!!!! Top stuff 👍🏻👍👍👍
Nice one Martin that music is top and Roy going in brilliant stuff 🙂✌️
Great stuff. The images from the drone looking back into the city are spectacular.
Superb once again martin
Ian
Lanes for drains.
Ok Mart my old mucker wow it's so good I can't wait to see part 2. Think you were wise not to tackle the rat mud .. you need cok rover II or the tank cam .. or loose another drone ..
but serious love this stuff especially the syphon system
Great work and filming all of you. Seeing and hearing about the build up mud, shouldn't the responsible bodies be thinking about the clearing and 'dredging' of these waterways in these times of increasingly serious flood events ??! Can't wait to see part 2.
Cheers Jez
Super Sunday saved. How often did I cross the Corn Brook in the 80s and not know about it? The Rover pics were a treat. Think of the pub and the community it served.
Yeah I never knew about it till recently
absolute legends and going back for a second time is beyond dedication
Cheers David
every Sunday morning - we think I hope Martin has put another video on tonight| Brilliant
Awesome video, some scary tunnels you guys went through. Looking forward to the next one 👍
Thank you Neil
Love the video Martin and the team did great. I don't blame you for not noodling out a fish. Catfish will do you up bad. The second part of the tunnel is just full of ook, but fascinating. Thanks for the video 4 sure.
Lost your bottle in the mud eh Martin? - Well most people watching would have lost theirs WAY before you even got that far! Looking forward to more installements, and you all, especially Roy, deserve a medal!
I really enjoyed this slosh back in time. That lovely brickwork and no one to see it! I am glad you dont let a good tunnel go to waste. That brew looked so good I felt like diving into it. We got some Brodies Breakfast tea here, it comes from Scotland. Really good stuff, we went into town and couldnt stop giggling. Well, they said it was tea.....🤡
Wow! Roy, what a man, that’s the spirit that made this country great. thank you to you all, it’s fantastic to be able to have adventures while I lie here in my bed (I’m in the later stages of prostate cancer) and have such fun watching you guys. I could go on saying how wonderful I think the video was, but to be honest words fail me.
I can’t wait for part two, once again thank you to you all, you made an old chap very happy.
Thanks Peter. Glad it made you smile. 😀👍
Thanks Martin, How things change over the years, I can certainly understand that sinking feeling must be awful I'm sure I would be the same. Hope your next journey up the Cornbrook gets a bit cleaner!!
Lets hope so Marilyn
I'm near blown away by yours and Roy's dedication to bringing us such filthily glorious content. That half collapsed section was dreadful!
Excellent mate, it's a pleasure to be involved! It does get easier...occasionally. 😁
That is one hell hole don't blame you not risking it look forward to the next video 👍
Cheers Chris
Great Part 1 Martin, looking forward to part 2.......BTW there is a dead hedgehog on your top lip mate.🤣😂
Time for coffee and a great watch.....
Cheers Mike
Nice moustache Martin. 😀 A very challenging explore I think. Kudos to Roy for getting the footage of the black tunnel through the mud and rats. It is a shame what we do to waterways in the name of industrialization. I am looking forward to part 2 though.
Cheers Stewart, I must admit am glad I didnt go in there
I went to bed with a bottle of wine to watch it last night. It was brilliant Martin and a big thanks to Roy, Nick and James.I went past the weir on the Bridgewater Canal towpath 3 months back and I wondered what it was. Now I know, thanks to you guys. 👍
Total respect to you and the guys not for a gold clock as me mam used to say .....stay safe mate...Frank & Lee.....Lanky Walks....
Pretty incredible network of tunnels, that weird collision between the old and new just built over the top of our past.
Yeah, more to find yet
It's almost criminal how few subscribers you have. The amount of research you put into each explore is incredible.
This is a really good collaboration Martin. Fascinating stuff.
So interesting, thanks for sharing
Another great video. Keep your eye on that caterpiller it's eyeing up your brew. 😄
He swam in it
That black lagoon was scary! Well done all of you. Well documented 😀
Thank you Judith
I've explored a few horrible tunnels and culverts round Manchester, but the Cornbrook looks pretty minging. Well done for ticking it off your list.
Its definitely a minger Greg
That was a real heel hole, I could smell it from here in Australia. Thanks for this.
Just watched this on the tv.....bigger screen much better. Its a river it shud be living, breathing, supporting wildlife!. We will not survive as a race we are destructive.....those rats and fish will survive along with so called 'vermin' long after we have gone. Thank u chaps and well done. 😊🐶🐶🐶
Thank you Sarah, it would be nice to see it opened up
Superb Martin. Roy is good lad.
He certainly is Rob
I'm from the Tills and the Skitts who used to live on Bolton Street many moons ago..So interesting to see the Manchester sights. Thank you to Martin and the boys sent from Toronto, Canada!
Cracking stuff! Blody hell what a hellhole of black goo... Looking forward to the next part.
Wasnt it just beastly Carl 😀
Wow! That was amazing, Martin! Love your videos - I got that book by Geoff Ashworth when it came out and was charmed to think of all those winding waters that once flowed through pastures.. Fantastic to see that old brick work especially, but sad to think of that merry little brook all imprisoned like that. Big thanks to Roy for his bravery also!
I , for one, will certainly watch all parts of this series. Well done, and thanks for staying safe. 👍🏻
Great video Martin. Those modern concrete parts are not going to last half as long as Brindley's engineering.
A wonderful start to what is going to be a fascinating journey!
This explore’s brew - Primrose tea with an infusion of Panda milk?
Awesome! I turned off the smell-o-vision plugin for this video and I'm glad I did! Great footage as always.
Thanks, worse place was Roys tunnel